coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: 2 including pharmacist test positive in Cumilla
Two people, including a female pharmacist of Daudkandi Upazila Health Complex, were diagnosed with coronavirus on Saturday in Cumilla.
Stop creating confusion, stand by people: Quader to Fakhrul
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday urged BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to stand beside the people instead of spreading confusion during this coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus in Bangladesh spreading fast; 9 new deaths in 24 hrs
The deaths from the deadly coronavirus continue to rise in Bangladesh as nine more people died in the last 24 hours till Saturday, taking the total casualties in the country to 84.
WB to launch COVID-19 emergency programs in over 100 countries
The World Bank Group (WBG) is expected to launch health emergency programs in over 100 countries by the end of April to support the fight against COVID-19, with 64 already in operation, President David Malpass said Friday.
Walmart looks to hire 50K more; Boeing gets another setback
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.
Coronavirus: Poorer countries face big risks in easing restrictions
Many developing countries want to follow in the footsteps of some wealthier Western countries to ease coronavirus restrictions, but they cannot afford any missteps.
Left in the lurch by shutdown, sex workers seek govt help for survival
Even in the oldest profession in the world, they have seen nothing like it. Sex workers over the world have historically battled stigmatisation, outright bans or criminalisation, false accusations of spreading disease, and a general lack of respect from other sections of society.
ESPN asks top on-air personalities to take pay cuts
ESPN is asking some of its on-air personalities to take a 15 percent pay cut over the next three months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Global cases near 20 lakh, death toll passes 1.26 lakh
The global death toll from coronavirus has reached 126,604 as of Wednesday morning.
There have been 1,998,111 confirmed cases around the world after the highly contagious disease was first reported in China in December last, according to Worldometer.
Of those infected, 1,392,848 are currently being treated and 51,608 of them are in serious or critical condition.
So far 478,669 people have made recovery.
Coronavirus is affecting 210 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances.
The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.
Bangladesh on Tuesday recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day as 209 more people tested positive, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1,012.
Besides, seven more people died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours which has raised the total death toll to 46.
Next JS session to be ‘very short’
The 11th parliament will go into its seventh session on April 18 to fulfil the constitutional obligation.